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Scythians - Rise and Fall of the Original Horselords	4 13:48 NoMoreBS [11134]

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Scythians - Rise and Fall of the Original Horselords

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#1 Thanks, badanov. We called them the Sakas. Some warrior tribes with martial traditions in North India are of Indo-Scythian ancestry. Most of them serve in the military and police and are easily differentiated from the softer fauna by their frames and strong constitutions.

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#2 ^ Dron, thank you for the running tutorial on modern India. I've learned a lot.

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#3 /\ Well said, Matt.

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#4 DItto

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